BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University women's senior soccer players
Darby Doyle and
Natalie Dierickx have swept the final Great Northwest Athletic Conference weekly awards for the 2020-21 season.
The Vikings completed the spring season with a 3-1 victory over Central Washington on Saturday at Harrington Field, completing a 4-1-2 record.
Doyle (Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep) earned her second GNAC Player of the Week honor by scoring the game-winning goal early in the second half in the 48
th minute in the victory over the Wildcats. Doyle was also selected as the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week during her junior season in 2019 (Oct. 28-Nov. 3).
Dierickx (Kirkland, WA/Inglemoor) logged 60 scoreless minutes in goal for the Vikings, and also assisted on the Vikings third goal with a long pass to set up the score. This marks her fourth career GNAC Defensive Player of the Week award, tying for second-most by a Viking in program history and tied with
Jamie Arthurs for the most by a WWU goalkeeper.
WWU earned six GNAC Player of the Week awards during the shortened seven-game spring schedule:
| 2020-21 |
Offensive |
Defensive |
| Feb. 22-28 |
Jade Zimmer, Northwest Nazarene |
Alexis Montoya, Northwest Nazarene |
| March 1-7 |
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Kendall Rooney, Western Oregon |
| March 8-14 |
Ashley Parton, Northwest Nazarene |
Alexis Montoya, Northwest Nazarene |
| March 15-21 |
Sierra Sanchez, Northwest Nazarene |
Jade Zimmer, Northwest Nazarene |
| March 22-28 |
Sophia Chilczuk, Seattle Pacific |
Ali Campigotto, Saint Martin's |
| March 29-April 4 |
Sophia Chilczuk, Seattle Pacific |
Ally Veenhuizen, Seattle Pacific |
| April 5-11 |
Alyssa Tomasini, Western Oregon |
Makayla Roggow, Northwest Nazarene |
| April 12-18 |
Claire Neder, Seattle Pacific |
Alexis Montoya, Northwest Nazarene |
| April 19-25 |
Estera Levinte, Western Washington |
Makayla Roggow, Northwest Nazarene |
| April 26-May 2 |
Sophie Beadle, Seattle Pacific |
Katie Watt, Western Washington |
| May 3-9 |
Dayana Diaz, Western Washington |
Makenzie Burks, Western Washington |
| May 10-16 |
Claire Neder, Seattle Pacific |
Ava Giovanola, Seattle Pacific |
| May 17-23 |
Darby Doyle, Western Washington |
Natalie Dierickx, Western Washington |
